Fabric gripping clasp for pens, pencils, and the like



June 20, 1950 E. MARcoux FABRIC GRIPPING CLASP FOR PENS, PENCILS, ANDTHE LIKE Filed Nov. 1948 'Ill/I fill Eugene Marcoux Patented June 2o,195o FABRIC GRIPPING CLASP FOR PENS,

" EPENECILSgAND THELIKE Ylingerieltllarc@tigrilloaticols, Quebec, Canada7 appiieaeionimqyember 4, isaaseriai Nassas were# )The present ini/entier lar articles especially .elicit ver C r-ied 1in aunocketwhen inetse.

such articlesnewgenelia yl eeeurs that a pencil, neri erle r instrumentaccidentally slips Q ,.t of pocket and @memes lost oir/inertetheifaetthat-thensual flexible metal bar ,orclip loses ome fof `:itsresiliency in time andhence adoeslnotgnaintain atight grip upon thefabric o f the packet f 4 irse mainiobjecteffthe resent inverti@ is tprende zimmer/ted clasp fer `Stien articles whereinthe danger, of v thearticle falling from a. pocket prdesingitsgrl nttltabfcito which it; islattache, d isuelim. i rrnctherimmrterllt 0 nision'piia clasp pff-.tht@haracter wherein positive gripping nord trie article .tebthe salariatietherplacesfwher trmay tbe attac ts-till another important 9 clasppperleior noperablerelativeto airabrc with whit parent, enterartherpointed-att irift'he descrittient@ follow l "As an eran le, anderermesses 0f illustra* tiori only, vapreerred ernbodirnentbf1n`y`inv`ention is shown in the annexed drawing, wherein:v

Fig. l shows a perspective vView of affountain pen equipped withaclaspconstructed according 'tothe principles of 'this invention;

Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of that end of the fountain pen withWhichfthe ciaspis associated, part of the constriiction Ibeing brokenaway reserviert@ acorde better illustrati@ tof y--tttt altissime@ mism;a wsasiaeeieraiien aView of rre errer ne. n@ fthe i9t1 itainaenmttte ibattisti the latter being broken away and shown only 'in outline; N 1

Fig. .fi shows a sectionalelevation view-coroperative positonrelative toa fabric, and

ctresides yin ,the pro.-

d inrlae aridfrer'ritd there: i from, that silt is a simple ,mattertorender. the l `fc'ig. vshows `a simi-lar sectional elevation View britwith the claspnrendered inoperative.

y Vl?referring now toy fthe drawing, Whereinthe same referencecharacters `denote corresponding parts throughout, the clasp is Vseen tobe associated iritiiaffetntaierea the barrelef .wil-,itil is 'se attritiit, and Consists 'QftheFiSiwJMm meer il at alle end @i the Atttrlrtl'and spaced rally ,theretremand bile 0r mere Pointed xn bers 1,2projecting fromthe interior ofjthe ba l andeofoperatingwith the'clip togrip a ;Clip Il ,iandyprlojecti gkrnernbers I2` constitute and tflnrtlier Vproposed. that means be provided inside ,the barrette urgemembers 2 outward into fabric-grippingr position. ',Inadditin,@teer,resettare provided Operable frtm the leftterior of the articletoretract the said pointed inward. InA a preferred embodiment ion, the`pointed members l2 are e tree"endof a Vbar 1 3 whichis A t sptherendtoairam'e I4 .onarpivot pin sec edito saidfr'arne. rMembers |2`wi1lyprojectmore or less out of .the aperture arrel yac'co,riding.als .toWhether `the lower .of `bar :1,3 is swung towards or away this aperturat t .entier tattile. clasp normally retain 'its operative position,,that is, 1that 'the fabric between `the clasp Land 4the pointedrnembersnorbe .gripped tightly, :a spring |6"is compressed'fbehifnd vbar,L3 ,inside the barrel, or ,n-4 siifettttlasn to'u'rge Swinging ofthebarto bringfrneni erslvZfoiitward. At theextremity of tb th'eHendofthebarrel iswormed a rnber L,L'l adapted to'be enclosed 'wm n whilst,above gthefdsc a button i9 is providedi)rojectingbeypnd the'barrel end.ActQ-rsinglmf nressurebeeiierted 011 the enter end ff *n ,liras fr yiaangertirs trattare a p' 'oting' fbar I3 (and hence of projecting mem-,ard ,estrie `button Yis also pressed inh pressure `will Abe mainasthepenorpencilisntedfinto plat ina V ticket orthelike, or when .Withdlawntheleflmtate the r'ositiens' ofthe varh .In ,Chanisin when in operativeand` .inoperative `lntisltisin respectively, bric ,Zzfhein'g grippedQrreleased accordiw etherbiitton ,IlSisreleased or pressed. A gs`alsoindicate clearly how a ,unit lesa. ble intplace in any article hagenereren@ dal Crliridritaltarrel with an aperture 55, nd ofjapplcpriatedimensions, may bapqnstnticted. ,his rase, the clasp vunit has antubular frarn'e I4 adaptedtobe i'inserted inteatralefidarti erdice-ttartitt tethe l ,main fabric l gripping velements of the clasp,

with the pointed projecting members I2 thereon, k

and this bar is pivoted at I8 to thev frame near the outer end of thelatter.,An arm 26 is bent back towards the rear of bar I3 from disc Iland this will increase the strength of the pivotable unit. 4

They force of spring I6 limits the inward displacement of bar I3. Thedisc I I prevents the pointed members from 'being displaced too far out'of the barrel and this disc underlies shoulder portion of the'frame.

Obviously such a unit may protably .be inserted in any pen, pencil orsimilar article having the requirements of an open ended-barrel ofappropriate dimensions to receive same. Moreover, existing articles maybe adapted to receive the unit by theformation of an aperture I5therethrough, and by drilling and packing one end ofl the barrel. In anyevent, such a unit will be found particularly satisfactory for articlesproduced in the future, whereby a unit may be removed for examination,adjustment or repair with Very little trouble.

It willy therefore be clear that the present invention fulfills theobjectives hereinbefore set c forth.: Instead of relying upon a singleclip, the resiliency of which becomes impaired with use, the presentclasp embodies two co-operative members to grip the fabric therebetween,one of said members being continually urged into contact ,im

with the other by a coil spring `of substantial size. At the same time,the positive means urging the members into operative position may beeasily and quickly disengaged, in the present case by a button "IS. Thepresent clasp is thus a practical mechanism and at the same time anextremely simple one, having no parts requiring accurate machining orspecial manufacturing technique.

It will therefore be understood that I do not limit myself to theparticular embodiment of my invention herein shown and described, sinceobviously various 'alterations might be made in the size, shape andarrangement of parts, withoutI departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scopeof the subjoined claims.

. Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A fabric-gripping clasp for pens, pencils and like articles having anopen-topped barrel comprising, in combination, a clip member mounted onand spaced from the outside of the barrel adapted to contact one surfaceof the fabric, a pin extending from inside the barrel at a point nearthe lower end of the clip adapted to contact the other surface of thefabric and co-operate with said clip member in gripping the fabric, anelongated rigid member extending within the barrel g in line with theclip and pivoted at its top end to the barrel near the open end of thelatter, said pin mounted at the free end of said member, a buttoncooperable with said member and extending through the top open end ofsaid barrel to actuate said member and retract said pin and spring meansin the barrel urging `said pin into fabric-gripping position.

2. vA fabric-gripping clasp for pens, pencils and like articles, havingan open-topped barrel comprising a clip mounted spacedly on the barreland provided at its lower end with an inner boss to contact one surfaceof the fabric, a pin projecting from inside the barrel just above, theboss of said clip adapted to contact'the other surface of the fabric, anelongated rigid member extending within the barrel in line with the clipand pivoted lat its top end to the barrel near the open end of thelatter, said pin mounted at the free end of said member, a buttoncooperable with said member and extending through the top open end ofsaid barrel to actuate said member and retract said pinand spring meansin the barrel urging Said pin into fabric-gripping position.

3. In combination with a pen, pencil and similar articles having anopen-ended barrel and an aperture through said barrel near the loweropen end, a fabric-gripping clasp unit removably insertable into saidbarrel through its top end comprising a frame fitting snugly in saidbarrel, a clip'on the outside of said frame spaced from the barrel andadapted to contact one surface of said fabric, a pin carried in saidframe adapted to project through said aperture and contact the othersurface of the fabric, said clip and pin cooperable to grip the fabrictherebetween, an elongated rigid member extending within the barrel inline with the clip and pivoted at its top end to the barrel near theopen endof the latter, said pin mounted at the free end'of said member,a button cooperable -with'said member and extending through thel topopen-'end of said barrel to actuate vsaid member and retract said pinand spring means in the barrelurging said pin into fabric-grippingposition.

4L vIn combination with a pen, pencil and similar articles having anopen-ended barrel and an aperture throughsaid barrel near the lower openend,` a fabric-gripping" clasp unit removably in- Sertable into'saidbarrel through its top end comprising a frame fitting snugly in saidbarrel, a clip on the outside of'saidframe spaced from the barrel andprovided at its lower end with an inner boss adapted to contact onesurface of said fabric, a pin carried in said frame adapted to projectthrough said aperture just above said boss and contact the other surfaceof the fabric, said clip and pin Velo-operable to grip the fabrictherebetween, an elongated rigid member extending within the barrel inline with the clip and pivoted atI its: top end to the barrel near theopen end of the latter, Asaid pin mounted at the free end of saidmember, a button cooperable withsaid member and extending' through thetop open end of Said barrel to actuate said member and retract said pinand spring means in the barrel urging said pin int'o fabric-grippingposition.

l EUGNE' MARCOUX.

REFERENCES CITED The following references vare of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,923,153 Lang Aug. 22, 19332,224,162 Rosa Dec. 10, 1940 `2,293,430 Forrest Aug. 18, 1942 2,453,034Pizzarelli f Nov. 2, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date

